Sources: AHN Press TV
Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, vote to elect 390 district council members who will select the city's mayor, marking Somalia's first direct election since 1969, serving as a pilot for planned nationwide polls. 2025-12-25
About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia. 2024-03-12
Fourteen people are killed by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a restaurant in Beledweyne, Somalia. 2022-02-19
Somalia closes all schools and universities for the next two weeks due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-02-22
A suicide bomber attacks a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia, and causes the collapse of an adjacent school. Three deaths and 14 injuries are reported. 2018-09-2
A suicide bomber in Somalia’s Puntland region detonates while hugging Saeed Ali, the treasurer of Galkayo, killing him and several police officers guarding him. Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. 2016-03-31
Kenyan security forces cross into Somalia and kill 100 members of Al-Shabaab in response to the terrorist group hijacking a bus and killing 28 people. 2014-11-23
An African Union base in Beledweyne, Somalia, is stormed by armed attackers, resulting in the deaths of 19 people. 2013-11-19
Fighting breaks out in the Somali capital Mogadishu between militants and government troops. 2011-12-8
Fighting between government troops and police in Somalia leaves at least 13 people dead and 14 injured in the capital Mogadishu. 2010-06-13